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A Better Eye on Reefs

Landsat 8 takes a look at Princess Charlotte Bay, Australia, where reefs, river plumes, and sandy islands test the satellite's ability to observe the intersection of land and sea.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story A Better Eye on Reefs.

Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Michael Carlowicz.

Published June 16, 2013
Data acquired April 20, 2013

Source:: Landsat 8 > OLI